October 25, 2007

Nappanee, Bremen communities suffer from recent tornado

The communities of Bremen to Nappanee were hit by a category 5 tornado on Oct. 18. The pouring out of volunteers to provide clean-up assistance was overwhelming. As a result much of that has been completed or well under way.

The next phase will be rebuilding. Most of the survivors of this storm have insurance to pay for repairs. but there remains a number of residences that are under-insured. It is this group of families we, United Methodists, and the Faith Based Community are here to serve. The North Indiana Conference Disaster Response team asks you and your church community to prayerfully consider helping with the financial needs of this community of under insured survivors.

Please help with this recovery. A fund has been established. Make checks payable to: Nappanee Tornado Victims Assistance and send your check to:

Nappanee Tornado Victims Assistance
PO Box 29
Nappanee, IN 46550

Checks also may be made payable to the Nappanee United Methodist Church, mark your check for Storm Relief.

Thank you for your generous contribution to assisting residence of the Nappanee area.

Submitted by Gary Peterson, North Indiana Conference Disaster Response coordinator

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